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  Vw19 September 7, 2013 at 10:03am

  Howdy- my experience, or lack there of comes from first discovering the Cigarbox Nation website, enjoying LJ's tutoring and of course Shane Speal's too. I built a 3 string slide, a 4string bass, a 4 string accoustic/electric and the current double neck. Being totally devoid of rhythm makes this hobby fun for me and painful to those within earshot. Still working on making coherent sounds from the bass.
  
  As for my background, I have worked in construction, and aerospace, so I know enough to keep my fingers intact. I use an older Shopsmith with bandsaw, jointer, belt sander attachments, as well as a Woodmaster planer/sander for the wood portions of my projects. I use a Harbor Freight combination lathe/mill for metal hardware, like tail pieces, bridges, etc. The lathe/mill needed significant upgrades to be functional in case anyone is considering them. I had to go through the spindle bearings, change he lathe motor and controls, tighten up the slides, etc. as for the Shopsmith - from the start it has been great, no problems, but it is a real Shopsmith Mark V and not a copy. Same for the Woodmaster, which is an 18" planer and sander. It was made in Wichita and it a labor saver.
  
  Will include photos of my projects later- just wanted to introduce myself at this point, and also thank all of the folks who have supplied great info on building these instruments. Now if there was only a vitamin to take for my rhythm deficiency !